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...black children must be seated next to whites in order to receive a good education. But today such black mayors as Detroit's Young and Atlanta's Maynard Jackson concede that busing poses formidable economic and political problems that must be reckoned with. Even University of Chicago Sociologist James Coleman, one of the most influential early advocates of classroom desegregation, now argues that mandated busing on a large scale has "acted to further separate blacks and whites rather than bring them together." That may be all too evident on the streets of Boston and perhaps other cities...
Convinced that "earthquake prediction is a fact at the present time," and worried about the effect of such forecasts, particularly in U.S. cities, the National Academy of Sciences this week released a massive study entitled "Earthquake Prediction and Public Policy." Prepared by a panel of experts headed by U.C.L.A. Sociologist Ralph Turner, the study takes strong issue with the politicians and the few scientists who believe that earthquake predictions and warnings would cause panic and economic paralysis, thus resulting in more harm than the tremors themselves. Forecasting would clearly save lives, the panel states, and that is the "highest priority...
Petty Issues. One student of such agreements, Cleveland Sociologist Marvin B. Sussman of Case Western Reserve University, has made a comprehensive study of marriage contracts. He has compiled more than 1,500 such documents. Typically, the contracts shuttle between large and petty issues. Some provisions in one: "Ralph agrees not to pick, nag or comment about Wanda's skin blemishes," "Wanda will refrain from yelling about undone chores until Sunday afternoon," and both parties agree to avoid using the words "married to, married, husband, wife . . . and other derogatory terms." More seriously, the couple agreed to allow extramarital affairs, keep...
...more it is used, the more it is abused. English was a very permissive language to begin with. Shakespeare, for example, had the advantage of writing when there were no grammars." Some believe that the current outrage over abused English reflects snobberies of class and power. Says Columbia University Sociologist Herbert Gans: "Language is a power tool. I'm not sure if it isn't just the elite who have had power who are worrying over the loss of influence...
...Chicago Priests, an independent group that has tangled with the cardinal before. The association's leaders declared, "In the ultimate analysis, we are not working for Cardinal Cody. We work for the Lord and for his people, especially for the poor." The protest was joined by acid-penned Sociologist and Journalist Father Andrew Greeley, who wrote in the July-August issue of the association's newsletter that Cody is a "madcap tyrant who has been imposed upon us ... Manly, forthright and honest dialogue" has failed, he said, and all that can be hoped for now is Cody...